Soviet forces close on Budapest as German lines crumble
Soviet troops report capturing 2,000 German and Hungarian soldiers near Budapest and advancing on the Danube and Tisza rivers. Moscow says 7,518 enemy troops were taken this week and units reach near Nyiregyhaza and Miskolc, while Berlin acknowledges a breach near Kunszentmiklos.
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Hungary
Untta
Marahal Rodion
Malinovsky
Ukraine
Roosevelt Accuses GOP of Threats on Peace Policy
President Roosevelt denounces GOP threats to withhold cooperation on postwar peace. He cites past bipartisan support for world organization plans, warns against whispering campaigns and false booms, and says the election will be decided on the record, not panic. He asserts Congress is aligned with the administration on foreign policy and peace efforts.
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Roosevelt
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United States
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Fulbright
World Organization For Peace
Cleveland
Detroit
West Virginia Election Registration Totals Rise Across Counties
West Virginia voter rolls for the November election show 008,208 registered, up 53,568 from May. Democrats total 322,240, up 11,56 from last May, Republicans 378,10, up 2,152. Several counties report new totals, including McDowell and Upshur, while Fayette Hancock Logan Marshall Mineral and Welzel remain unreported. Absentee ballots for service members reached 60 percent, with 40 counties in so far.
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Truman Elays Reactionaries Oppose Liberal Reforms
In a Pittsburgh speech dated November 27, Truman argues that reactionaries oppose progressive labor reforms and seek to defeat him. He cites skepticism of Gov. Dewey and notes Democratic support from industrial workers, urging Pittsburgh to back the Democrats in the upcoming elections.
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Truman
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Orson Welles
Dewey
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Independence
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Pease
Medical Center Receives Additional State Funds
The Kanawha Valley Medical Center in South Charleston gains an extra 34700 dollars through the FSA for remodeling NYA buildings into hospital units. Mayor L H Oakes says Senator Harley McKilgore confirms the appropriation. Dr Robert Weight notes the center has treated over 1300 patients since March 6 and venereal disease studies are underway with federal cooperation.
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South Charleston Institution
American Troops to Hear Election Results by Broadcasts
American soldiers in the European theater will hear the U S presidential election returns all next Tuesday night through broadcasts by American forces. The British Broadcast Corporation will broadcast the results regularly inland.
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Forcestet
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Broadcat
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German Field Marshal Kesselring Reported Wounded in Italy
Gen Albert Kesselring, 58, German commander in Italy, reportedly wounded in action during an attack in Italy. His overturned car was machine gunned by an Allied plane near Boe Jognr, with no confirmed detail on injuries.
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Lee
Allies Spend 200 Million On Italy Relief Efforts
The Allied relief program reports 200 million dollars spent for Italy relief through July 1, with 1.2 million tons of supplies shipped and funds allocated to welfare for children and mothers via UN Rehabilitation and Welfare programs. The majority of aid covers food, clothing, medical supplies, and agricultural support.
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Alfred Commission
O Dwyer
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O'Dwyer
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MacArthur Says Leyte Campaign Nears End
General MacArthur announced that the Leyte-Samar campaign is nearing its end. U.S. forces completed a juncture at Carigara and pushed a column across Leyte to tighten the ring on Ormoc. Japanese forces are fleeing toward Ormoc with estimates of 30,000 in combat and 200 dead counted on Leyte.
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Leyte-Samar
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Ormoc
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Orme
Bayhay
Ormac
Nelson to Run WPB in China includes Cuba reorg plan
An American mission under Don ald M. Nelan was ordered to Cuba for a vast reorganization of that country’s war industries. Nelan is expected to leave soon after talks between President Roosevelt and former War Secretary. Howard Conley named chief deputy with Nelan to oversee industrial engineering and production at the WPB.
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Conley
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ppeni+dent
National Manufacturers Association
Eugene M. Stallings
Alccohol
Texas Students Protest Ouster of U President
UT Austin students led by ex Marine Malcolm Wallace cut classes and marched on the Texas Capitol to protest the discharge of President Hover P. With chants of We want Rath they demanded the regents convene to explain the decision and elect a new president. The regents in Houston had dismissed Rainey and faced resignations from others, while Gov Stevenson urged talks with faculty and student committees.
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Coke R. Stevenson
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Broughton Attacks GOP Isolationism in Rally
Governor J Melville Broughton accused the Republican party of a late shift from isolationism to internationalism at a Princeton rally. He said the GOP lacks a definite program and has faced public sentiment, citing Dewey and Bricker records and shifts in campaign stance. He warned isolationist ties would hinder peace efforts.
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J. Melville Broughton
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Dewey
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Liberty Ships Named for Political Figures
Liberty ships will be named for political figures who have died recently. The George W. Norris will be built in Brunswick Georgia, the Alfred E. Smith in South Portland Maine, and the Wendell Willkie in Panama City Florida.
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Weadell L. Wiltkie
Alfred K. Smith
George W. Norris
Ihe Tlies Jolnta
Othe Maritime Commission
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E. Smithy
South Portland
Maine
Wendell Willkie
Paiama
City
Air transport ethics clash at international aviation conference
Delegates from 51 nations hear sharp exchanges between Canada and the United States over world air routes and governing authority. Canada backs a British imperial international air authority akin to CAB power to allocate routes schedules rates and practices, while the United States resists in favor of a different approach.
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U S Casualties Reported in War Totals and Europe Losses
Washington reports show more than 110000 killed among U S casualties to date with 420000 army deaths across theaters and 500000 total casualties including naval and merchant marine losses. In Europe about 50000 Americans killed so far with Leyte and Philippines losses noted.
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Nation Wide Polls See Election Toss Up Across States
Four nationwide polls show a close race between Roosevelt and Dewey with results around fifty percent in many states. Gallup and other firms warn margins are not conclusive and service-vote adjustments add uncertainty.
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Delaware
Maryland
Ted
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Kent Roosevelt
Thomas E
Dewey
Romania Breaks Relations With Japan After London Note
A London note prompts Romania to cut ties with Japan. A Japanese military attache in Bucharest gathered bombing raid data, believed useful for future defense and security in the region as the United Nations seeks stability.
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Romania
Yonz
London
United Nations
Bucharest
Plocatl
Ticlrts
Firefly Fighter-Reconnaissance Scores Early Naval Triumph
London reports Britain's new Firefly aircraft achieving early success against Tirpitz in a combined air raid. The folding-wing monoplanes fought off German fighters, downing several planes while later attacking enemy shipping. Firefly mounts four 20 mm cannons and a Rolls Royce engine.
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Rolls’ Royce
North Dakota Snowfall Dips Temperatures Across State
Snow blankets North Dakota with heavy fall around Max, reaching up to three inches in spots. Temperatures plunge into the 20s as a cold weather bite grips the region.
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